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Education--History--Philadelphia

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Subject Source: Local sources

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Philadelphia University Early Institutional Records

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Identifier: PhilaU.2
Overview At the 1876 Centennial Exposition, local textile manufacturers noticed that Philadelphia's textile industry was falling behind its rivals' capacity, technology, and ability. In 1880, they formed the Philadelphia Association of Manufacturers of Textile Fabrics, with Theodore C. Search as its president, to fight for higher tariffs on imported textiles and to educate local textile leaders. In early 1884, Search taught the first classes of the Philadelphia Textile School to five students at 1336...
Dates: 1893-1967